News Official: Pandora CEO Tim Westergren is out as President and CMO also exit Jason Hirschhorn joins board in major shake-up at streaming platform
News TuneCore on course to pay out $200m in digital royalties this year Believe Digital-owned company offers free track distribution to celebrate
News Elon Musk’s Tesla looks set to launch its own music streaming service US-based luxury car group has reportedly been speaking to major labels
News Sean Parker exits Spotify board after seven years New company filings show two exits, four additions to company's board
News Now Apple wants to reduce royalty rate it pays record labels Major label deals with Apple set to expire at the end of this month
Interviews ‘I’m an entrepreneur… and I don’t like to lose’ John Janick on ruling at Interscope, leaving behind Fueled By Ramen - and the future
Analysis Blog The buzzword of the music business is ‘transparency’ – perhaps it should be ‘simplicity’ Sound Advice's Robert Horsfall has been representing artists and labels for decades. He says change is in the air.
News Martin Bandier calls for songwriter credits on streaming services Comments were made during an acceptance speech for the NMPA's Lifetime Service Award
Analysis SiriusXM’s Pandora investment looks like a lifeline – but feels like an invasion What does Greg Maffei have up his sleeve for Pandora and Tim Westergren?
News ‘Safe harbour is a crippling brake on the growth of the properly licensed music market’ Beggars boss Martin Mills gives his unique view on the issue plaguing the music business
Analysis News ‘Legislators must continue to acknowledge and protect the value of copyright’ UNIFIED's Matthew Rogers on safe harbour... and the tech companies which benefit from it
News Financial platform Stem, which counts Frank Ocean and Childish Gambino as clients, raises $8m Total money raised so far by royalties software tops $12.5m
Interviews What does the future hold for Midem? After battling with a decline in attendance for 11 years, new Midem boss Alexandre Deniot tells us why the industry conference is still relevant
Interviews ‘A lot of artists in the old days were bullied. And I hate bullies.’ Bill Curbishley, legendary manager of The Who, speaks about his life to MBW